Shaquille O’Neal Unveils ‘Shaq-tacular Spectacular’ New Year’s Eve VR Experience - Billboard

Shaq is throwing an appropriately ample New Year’s Eve lawsuit successful the VR world.  

Retired NBA large Shaquille O’Neal volition big “The Shaq-tacular Spectacular,” an immersive VR countdown peculiar featuring impermanent spots from Cardi B, Killer Mike, Ludacris, Lil Yachty, Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek.

“This twelvemonth we’re ringing successful 2023 with caller experiences and connections. I’m excited to observe with immoderate of my favourite artists and athletes successful a mode that you tin bask with friends and household successful VR crossed the world,” the hoops superstar, broacaster and DJ says successful a statement.

“From music, laughs and overmuch more, we’re celebrating New Year’s Eve and welcoming 2023 with a spectacular enactment you won’t privation to miss.”

The 19-year pro, who won 4 titles successful the NBA and is regarded arsenic 1 of the astir ascendant large men of each time, volition rotation tunes for a virtual DJ Diesel set, filling it up connected a main signifier that’s said to beryllium “filled with a marching band, cheerleaders, pro roller skaters, hoops players” and more.

As the timepiece counts down to 2023, the one-hour peculiar volition premiere successful VR successful Meta Horizon Worlds and connected Meta Quest TV, arsenic good arsenic connected O’Neal’s Facebook and Instagram pages and Messenger’s Watch Together.

It is being produced by Westbrook Media, Media.Monks and Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends Productions, with the enactment tipping disconnected from 6:30pm ET connected Saturday, Dec. 31. Shaq has thrown his considerable frame down respective euphony ventures, including Shaq’s Fun House festival — a portion festival, portion carnival brand.

As DJ Diesel, he’s partial to massive, heavy-hitting bass music, a genre helium says saved him and gave him intent aft retiring from the NBA successful 2011. “The full genre is energy,” O’Neal told Billboard earlier this year. “I missed that erstwhile retiring. Bass euphony was the vice I was missing and desperately needed.”

Since launching the DJ Diesel project, O’Neal hasn’t sat connected the bench. He’s played galore prestige clubs and festivals including Electric Zoo, Lollapalooza and Tomorrowland.